Erickson’s Philippines Updates

We had an awesome evening at FCA’s first ever Mini Concert. The kids and parents had a great time watching dramas, dances, singing numbers, and other specials prepared by the kids and teachers at Frontline Christian Academy. Pictured above is Peter, Edison, Banjo, and Philip (Annabelle in the second picture), preparing for their hip-hop dance, which was a HUGE success. It was so popular, they did an encore at the end and then performed it again Sunday morning at the Blu-box!

Pictured above is Lanie, Jennilyn, and Cristina. Lanie and Cristina (pictured left) danced in the Body Worship to the song Above All by Michael W. Smith. Jennilyn was one of the actors in the drama (pictured right) about a girl who is being torn apart from the sins of the world. All the while Jesus is trying to get her attention and reach her.

All around, it was a great night!

Wow! I know it has been awhile since my last post, and I sincerely apologize to all of my fans…both of you It is now summer time here in the Philippines and school is out! We are having a blast enjoying the summer so far. We have activities planned Monday through Friday this summer, such as:

Dancing, arts and crafts, sports, lake outings, swimming, playstation, movies, puppets…and much more. The activity coordinators are:

Monday: Roy and Lelhe

Tuesday: Mike and Andrea

Wednesday: Rally and Marlyn

Thursday: Orick and Sheila

Friday: Bebe and Allan

It is very exciting as our relationships together continue to grow and flourish. We are looking forward to a great summer of fun!

Last night, the girls and I were doing a devotional from Luke, Chapter 1. The topic was quickly changed with question after question about heaven, hell, and eternity. I did my best to give answers to the questions I could, and also explained that some things we are not REALLY sure about. The question arose, “Why was hell created?”

I decided to jump back before answering that question, so I asked, “What was Lucifer’s job in heaven?” The guesses on the answer began to fly. “He sat at God’s right hand.” “He was the guardian of all angels”… but after about 45 seconds of guessing, one of the girls blurted out, “HE WAS A TAX COLLECTOR!” We must have laughed for over 10 minutes. We could no longer take the serious approach to our conversation as we has been. We laughed all the way through the closing prayer. At first this girl was shy and embaressed, but she quickly began laughing with us. What about this morning? Oh yeah, we are still laughing and talking about Lucifer, the devious tax collector